The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-08-19
eyes, Bob. belieyethat," answered

Eyes, Bob, / believetha answered
the girl. "But i shouldn't be happy,
even as your wife, if l was scorned by
your people and pointed out as acun-
ming schemer, who had put you in q
POSITION out of which you could not
get yourself, and saw you left alone
by all your relations and friends
because you married q girl out OF q
bonnet shop"
Wed keep out Of their way Ora
cie," said the young man. go and
live quietly somewhere"
"But you can't get out Of the way
OF your brother officers" said thegirl.
Never mind about them," said
Bob. but to return to Smith.
What about him? When know that
you meet him, and go walks with him,
what am l to infer?"
Oracle hesitated for a moment, and
then, lookinghim full in theface, said:
"Bob, if tell you that you are the
only man ! love in the world, you
should be satisfied. But | implore
you to think over what I have said.
Tom-Imean Mr.. Smiths an old and
dear friend of mine, and"
"There!" i%nterposed the young man,
"you've called him by his christian
name. Good heavens, Oracle! what
does it all mean?"
The girl did not answer, and the
Honorable Bob, after u few more en-
treaties and expostulations, took
himself off in q rage, Nowing that he
would have it out with his brother
officer before he was many hours old
err.
On his way to barracks he met
Smith, and, to his surprise, the latter
opened fire at onceby saving: ~ say,
Topsham, l wish you'd give me ten
minutes talk in my quarters
1--WE come on purpose to ask the
same thing of you" replied Bob,
earnestly. "But youhad better come
into mine, as there's less chance OF be-
ing overheard"
So they turned into Bob'squatters,
and each being supplied with q cigar,
Smith began:
zone thing, Topsham. before say
q word, must ask you to keep youl
temper"
"Well, Smith," replied Bob, "it will,
l am afraid under the circumstances,
be hard, but I'll do my level best,
Now, then. to the pointl"
mo. You must promise"
"All right then, l promise"
ppm an older man thanyou are and
Pm entitled to give you advice"
depends upon the subject"
well, you're in love with Graci,
Clough, AGENT your
Eyes, | am. But what OF that
What has it to do with you? WHO
told you?"
III found it out by accident-only {
day or two ago. Now, do you thinl
you are doing your duty both to hel
and to yourself by persisting in an at
tachment OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.?
II must answer with another ques
tion," replied Bob. "Is it your bust
ness or any other fellows to teach m,
my duty in q case like this?"
Eyes, it is my duty to prevent I'm
happiness and misery il | can, ant
that's why I've asked you to give m
ten minutes talk. Oracle Clough is
milliner girl. You're q nobleman'
eldest son."
1.-THE very words Oracle used to me
by Jove!" said Bob to himself, feelin
an impulse to lose his temper and sa.
something nasty, but remembering hi
promise in time, and he merely re
marked:
"Well, what OF that?"
81 know your father, Lord Cray
WE'LL" continued Smith.
"The devil you do! That's MOI
than l can say" replied the youn
man.
and" Smith went on, "he'snotth
sort OF q man to regard such a unio
and, OF course, you are aiming a
nothing but a unlon-with favor"
mo; he'd cut up Internally rous
about it, and that's why wantitk er
dark" said Bob Topsham.
"And he'd be quite right" remarke
Smith.
~ don't think So" said the younge
officer.
!; "But look here, Smith. The fact il
you're gone on the girl yourself, an
you think you'll get rid of me as a rlN
al by lecturing me upon what ougl
and oughtn't to do. Why don't yo
; say so at once, without so much bea
ing about the bush?"
"What makes you think I'm COR
} upon herr" asked Smith.
"Why, I've seen you meet her 6
night. and go out for q walk with he
J and so have the otherfellows," reptile
!, Bob.
l Smith started. This was evidentl
! news to him. BobTopsham observe
, the effect OF his speech, and chuckle
: inwardly. Then he said:
"Gracie has told me that she low,
me-"
. "I'm sorry to hear it," reptile
Smith.
"Of course you are" said Boz
"Just as sorry as l am to know th,
. she meets youand walks out withyo1
. 1t would make many q fellow thin
that she's no better than she ought I
be, but | can't"
"No, no." said Smith, with energ,
"Don't think that; she's the best
! girls"
. There was a pause. Smith brol
. it.
. Are you going to follow my advic
:. Topsham?"
mo. Certainly not. llovethegll
y She loves me. Ii can't marry her
y shall 40 no good. It's the known
II !, and loving her that has kept n
. straight"
q So old Smith took his departure.
s OF course, it was very DOR all ov'
4 the barracks that the rivals had bee
u closeted together, and general iptere!
II in the affair was intensified. Th
n reached q climax when, upon the eve
ing after the interview above recor
v ed, Bob Topsham rushed into II
- mess room, his face flushed, his ey
sparkling with anger, and roarel on
"Where's Smith? Where is he? l
a -, III call him out! Any OF yc
fellows seen him?"
u "Old Smith," drawled q langu
It junior. "He applied for a week'slea
this afternoon and went off by the
train to town"
HAS he, though? Thedouble-iac'
al"
Every one looked up at this unus
:. al ebullition of wrath, and there W;